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Patented Mar. 20, 1934 UNITED STATES 1,951,415 DISPLAY DEVICE Julius Horwath, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Arvey Corporation, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Illinois Application January 10,

1931, Serial No. 507,795

1 3 Claims. (Cl. 211-156) This invention relates to improvements in a folding cardboard display device, which may be constructed in two pieces, the device when assembled resembling a stage having a shelf or stage floor uponwhich articles of merchandise to be sold may be positioned.

The utility, objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawing and following detailed description:

In the drawing Fig. l is a perspective view of the display device in assembled form.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

15 Fig. 3 is a development of one of the elements comprising the display device.

Fig. 4 is a development of the remaining element comprising said device.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 1 indicates 20 a display device embodying principles of my invention and may be constructed of cardboard of any other suitable material, and may be cut out so as to have any suitable ornamental shape. The display device 1 may comprise a rear panel 25 2 and a front panel 3, shown best in development in Figs. 4 and 3, respectively. The rear panel 2 may be provided with vertical score lines 4 adjacent each end of said panel. Lines 4 may be scored upon the front face of the panel 2 and may permit bending of tabs 5 backwardly from the face of the panel 2. The panel 2 may also be provided with vertical score lines 6 which may be out upon the rear face of the panel to permit the forward bending of the elements 7. The lower central portion of the panel 2 may be slit, as shown best at 8 in Fig. 4, to form a tongue 9 normally disposed in the same plane as the central portion of the panel.

The front panel 3 may be notched or slotted, as shown best at 10 in Fig. 3 forming end portions 11 at each end of the panel, and an intermediate portion 12. The intermediate portion 12 may be horizontally scored adjacent its upper end, as shown best at 13, to provide an elongated 4 tongue 14. A second horizontal score line 15 may connect the lower ends of each of the slots 10. The score lines 13 and 15 may both be cut from the front face of the panel 3 so as to permit the rearward bending of the central portion 12 and also the elongated tongue 14. The panel 3 may also be provided with vertical score line 16, which may be cut from the rear face of said panel to permit the forward bending of the end portions of the panel 3 when the device 1 as an assembled whole is in collapsed form.

In assembling the device the rear panel 2 may be folded along the score line 6 until the elements 7 and 5 are'brought into a position substantially at right angles to the plane of the central portion of the panel 2. The extreme end portions 5 of said panel may then be folded along'the lines 4 until elements 5 occupy a position substantially at right angles to the members 7. In other words, the elements 5 will be disposed in a plane parallel to the central portion of the panel 2. The tabs 5 may be affixed to the rear face of the panel 3, as shown best at 17 in Fig. 1, said tabs being preferably glued or pasted to the panel 3.

The member 12 of the front panel 3 may then be folded backwardly, as viewed in Fig. 3, along the score line 15 until said member occupies a position substantially at right angles to the plane of the panel proper. Tongue 14 may be folded along the score line 13 until said tongue occupies a position substantially at right angles to the plane of member 12 in other words, occupies 3 position parallel to the face of the panel 13. The tongue 14 may engage the tab 9 and may serve as a lock to render the entire assembly in rigid position. This engagement is shown best at 18 in Fig. 2.

It is to be understood, of course, that the device, instead of being constructed of two pieces of cardboard, may be constructed of a plurality of elements of any suitable rigid material and, instead of providing score lines, as described, said plurality of parts may be hingedly connected to each other by fabric which may be adhesively united to the joined parts. If desired, advertising matter, or any other suitable ornamental designs, may be formed on the front portions of the device and/or upon the central portion of the rear panel.

If desired, the side members '7, instead of being disposed at right angles to the rear central portion of the panel 2, may be inclined thereto at an angle greater than a right angle. It can also be seen that by the provision of the shoulder or stage floor 12 and its geometrical relationship when assembled with the remaining portions of the device that a rugged, rigid construction is provided which will not readily collapse.

The device 1 may be folded into a relative small package of no greater dimensions than the dimensions of the rear central portion of the panel 2, and of no greater thickness than of four plies of the material from which the device is constructed. To fold the device the tongue 14 may be disengaged from the slit 8 and the member 12 may be raised until it occupies a position paral- :10

front panel and the rear panel.

lel to the face of the front panel 3. The end portions 7 may then be folded inwardly toward each other along the score lines 6 and simultaneously the end portions 11 of the front panel may be folded inwardly along the score lines 16. The device is then in knock-down position and can readily be shipped .or otherwise handled.

I claim as my invention:

1. In combination, a display device comprising a front panel and a spaced rear display panel of greater height than the front panel, the ends of said front panel being upwardly projecting and joined to the respective ends of the rear panel in substantially the plane of the front panel, a portion of the front panel folded at an angle to said front panel and bridging the space between the 2. A display device comprising a front member bendable along two fold lines so as to provide a front central portion and two frontend portions, a rear; member whose length is different from the length of the front member bendable along two fold lines so as to provide a rear central portion and two rear end portions, the two rear end portions being connected to the two front end 7 portions, the fold lines of the front member becan;

ing laterally spaced from th fold lines of the rear member, said rear portions being disposed at substantially a right angle to said rear member when the device is set up and said front end portions being substantially parallel to said front central portion when the device is set up and a portion of the front member being foldable along a. line substantially parallel to said rear member and adapted to be horizontally disposed between said front member and said rear member.

3. A display device comprising a front member bendable along two fold lines so as to provide a front central portion and two front end portion s, a rear member whose length is different from the length of the front member bendable along two fold lines so as to provide a rear cen= tral portion, and two rear end portions, the two rear end portions being connected to the two front end portions, the fold lines of the front member being laterally spaced from the fold lines of the rear member, said rear portions being dispdse'd at substantially a right angle to said rear member when the device'is set up and said front end portions being substantially parallel to said front central portion when the device is set up.

' JULIUS HORWATH.

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